To create a custom field, click admincp->gars->custom fields->add new
Choose the type of custom field you want to create. Please note that you can not change the type after you created it - however you can always delete and create another!

Here is a quick overview of each type at time of writing this:

text - A one line text box.

Large text - a large text area

Whole number - A one line text box that only accepts whole numbers

Date selector - allows entering of dates

Single check box - um. Guess? That's right a single check box!

Check Boxes - allows you to create a group of tick boxes

Radio Buttons - Create a group of radio buttons

Select box - allows a drop down combo box.

Snipped URL - Allows users to enter in a URL, but display will be snipped after x amount of characters.

Thumbnail to original image - allows users to upload an image. When displayed, they only get a thumbnail that when clicked, will open the browser to the original image.

Thumbnail to URL - Allows user to upload an image which is thumb nailed. User also enters a URL. When you click on the thumbnail, it takes you to the URL.

Once you choose which field type you want, you will be able to enter the settings for the field.

Edit the types you want to assign the custom field to (admincp->gars->types).
At the bottom of the page, you will see all available types that you can assign. Assign by ticking the box next to the custom field and clicking Save.

If the custom fields appear when creating/editing a thread but do not appear when viewing a thread... the most common culprit is your Custom Fields module settings.

Edit the module set for the type in question.
On the showthread page of the module set, click the Custom Field module (if the module isnt there, you need to add it)
Tick each field you want to display.

Well,
I'm learning the use of GARS.
In fact the 'custom fields' is to author, and no to comments of viewers and users. IMHO this mod is one of better licences I have !
All the best,
Beduino
ps. a lot of questions will be come

I have another challange: I want to display the Value of the custom-field inside of another template. Well, to be clear: Behind the picture displayed should be a link and a part of the link is the custom-field.

The custom-field is named "
test
" and the content of one of the posts is "12345". Now I want to have a link in the postbit which is built up like this: